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obama was their choice for president, 51-44%. this is about 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ [runaway train - ac/dc] ♪ >> thank you so much for coming out, everybody. thank you so much. thank you for hosting us. thank you for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. [applause] it is so great to be back here. this is a beautiful place and a beautiful state. i brought my beautiful wife with me as well. [applause] she is here with my sister and brother-in-law. they live right over the border in boston. i do not know if that is a good or bad thing to everybody here. i'm just kidding. my sister lives in boston. she works for dunkin brands. and that is good coffee, isn't it? this man knows how to balance a budget, cut spending, it knows fiscal responsibility. he is one of the leaders helping us to do that. that is charlie bass as well. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] friends, we have a choice to make. this is not your ordinary election. we are not just deciding who will be the next president for fou
obama was their choice for president, 51-44%. this is about 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ [runaway train - ac/dc] ♪ >> thank you so much for coming out, everybody. thank you so much. thank you for hosting us. thank you for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. [applause] it is so great to be back here. this is a beautiful place and a beautiful state. i brought my beautiful wife with me as well. [applause] she is here with my sister and brother-in-law. they live...
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obama and he was beating obama in virginia. romney was winning 51-45. among folks who have that there 10 years, obama was beating romney 67-29. the irony is this. texas has done relatively well during the last couple of years of downturn and that state has been growing like crazy. it is one of the fastest-growing states. you're half people moving into moderate states -- you have people living in -- moving into a moderate states. that will change. >> by 20 -- 2020. >> how do you reverse their voting pattern? the vote -- they are 25 times less likely to vote. >> that was a fascinating stat. latinos vote at less than 10% the rate as the anglo voters. in texas, it is 24% less. you wonder what is going on. >> why and how did you change that? >> you change it through old- fashioned voter registration drives, a voter turnout drives, we were talking about this offline and he had a good point about unions being a starter. they're a big mobilize zero r of votes.bilize one of the most untapped segment has been the second generation, third generation latina that is
obama and he was beating obama in virginia. romney was winning 51-45. among folks who have that there 10 years, obama was beating romney 67-29. the irony is this. texas has done relatively well during the last couple of years of downturn and that state has been growing like crazy. it is one of the fastest-growing states. you're half people moving into moderate states -- you have people living in -- moving into a moderate states. that will change. >> by 20 -- 2020. >> how do you...
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president obama. -- mocking president obama. then seeing nikki haley mocking them. this is quite astounding. there is billions of dollars from the united states. be honest about it -- let's have some fact-based journalism. they had a debt clock that the convention. it was going up really fast. as i saw that slogan "we built it" and i saw the dead going up, yes, they built the debt. it is no one person or party. it is about a government that we have to all decide how to care for the people of this country. how do we insure that all the people who worked their whole lives are not foreclosed on and living on the street? host: amy goodman is the host of "democracy now." and an author. our next call comes from daniel on airline for republicans -- on our line for republicans. is that you? who is this? caller: this is canada. -- kenneth. >> i appreciate the work ms. goodman desperate she is a conscientious person. she is in the service of the public. i appreciate the work that cspan does. i noticed the last
president obama. -- mocking president obama. then seeing nikki haley mocking them. this is quite astounding. there is billions of dollars from the united states. be honest about it -- let's have some fact-based journalism. they had a debt clock that the convention. it was going up really fast. as i saw that slogan "we built it" and i saw the dead going up, yes, they built the debt. it is no one person or party. it is about a government that we have to all decide how to care for the...
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you could imagine this in obama in 2009 versus obama in 2012 in terms of the range of the debate over our budget. in the next couple of years after obama began with the plan, we have the ongoing deficit problem, and then the tea party revolution of 2010. there was a focus on the need to make structural changes in the size of the budget deficit. all of the think tanks have been arguing for a broadbased deficit-reduction. the pentagon began to get into the spirit. bob gates, when he was secretary, started to do this without any kind of a broader framework. and then the budget control act of 2011 produced all of the broader efforts that we were familiar with. not enough on time -- entitlement reform or tax reform, but it began cut in the broader constructs. and that was part of president obama's decision to then cut his budget substantially compared to what it had been initially in his presidency. we heard in his speech in april, 2011 talking about the need to cut from the pentagon over four years. the pentagon increase the budget to a little bit over five under billion dollars. some wil
you could imagine this in obama in 2009 versus obama in 2012 in terms of the range of the debate over our budget. in the next couple of years after obama began with the plan, we have the ongoing deficit problem, and then the tea party revolution of 2010. there was a focus on the need to make structural changes in the size of the budget deficit. all of the think tanks have been arguing for a broadbased deficit-reduction. the pentagon began to get into the spirit. bob gates, when he was...
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if president obama is there macy scalia or kennedy retire. it makes a huge potential shift in the court based on the next president. he could have one or two or three additional nominees. that we give you president obama the opportunity to appoint the majority of the members of the supreme court. or it will give president romney the chance to possibly shift the balance. anyone replacing justice kennedy was certainly affect the balance, make it a solid liberal are solidly conservative court. >> he said retirement during this term, my prediction would be none. they all seem to be pretty healthy. >> they can all say it will be great to have so and so replace me. for years is a long time. -- four years is a long time. >> will you join me in thanking our panelists. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you can watch this whole event and other previews of the upcoming term as well as listen to oral arguments from past supreme court meetings at c- span. >> in d.
if president obama is there macy scalia or kennedy retire. it makes a huge potential shift in the court based on the next president. he could have one or two or three additional nominees. that we give you president obama the opportunity to appoint the majority of the members of the supreme court. or it will give president romney the chance to possibly shift the balance. anyone replacing justice kennedy was certainly affect the balance, make it a solid liberal are solidly conservative court....
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under the pelosi- obama era. i'm crop -- i am glad to know i have more power than both of them put together and i have much more power over this deficit. [applause] >> can you put that increase in the national debt on barack obama and nancy pelosi alone? >> can you put the increase in national debt on barack obama and nancy pelosi alone? >> know, -- no. congressman king has been in congress for 10 years. i have a plan to make sure i can convince landowners to pass their land from one generation to the next and in sent landowners to help young farmers get started. one of the most important things we could be doing right now which congress has not done is pass the farm bill. >> thank you. our next question -- our next question comes from the staff writer for the northwest iowa review. your question will go to christie vilsack. >> the national unemployment rate has been 8%. iowa's unemployment rate rose to 5.5%. what areas do you see right for job growth? how deep lead to foster job but to lower unemployment and ben
under the pelosi- obama era. i'm crop -- i am glad to know i have more power than both of them put together and i have much more power over this deficit. [applause] >> can you put that increase in the national debt on barack obama and nancy pelosi alone? >> can you put the increase in national debt on barack obama and nancy pelosi alone? >> know, -- no. congressman king has been in congress for 10 years. i have a plan to make sure i can convince landowners to pass their land...
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i am a fan of barack obama. i always say everyone would like to have everything done that he agreed to try to accomplish, but anybody that cannot see the roadblocks that were put in front of him from day one needs to get glasses. i am in a unique position in that i was involved with three companies in north carolina that mitt romney's company came in. i was in executive management. i viewed it from the top. it really was arbitron at its best. coming into a company that perhaps did not have the best managerial skills, coming in, breaking up the parts, selling them. i watched the individuals that they put in place in each of these three companies, and that was their role. that was certainly their role. the enriched themselves -- i hate to say it, but it is true. >> you watched the rnc. will you be watching democrats this week? >> interestingly enough, i will be watching from los angeles. i am leaving town on wednesday. i will see some of it here, but the truth is, in all politics, these are so locked down by corpo
i am a fan of barack obama. i always say everyone would like to have everything done that he agreed to try to accomplish, but anybody that cannot see the roadblocks that were put in front of him from day one needs to get glasses. i am in a unique position in that i was involved with three companies in north carolina that mitt romney's company came in. i was in executive management. i viewed it from the top. it really was arbitron at its best. coming into a company that perhaps did not have the...
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it is the classic barack obama strawman. if anyone dares point out the facts of his record, why they are being negative and pessimistic about the country. the new straw man is people hoping for the decline of america. you know, it is pretty sad, but this is the closest president obama can come these days to sounding positive himself. but we have to face up to all that has gone wrong these past four years so that the next four years can be better. \[applause/] ladies and gentlemen, we cannot afford to make economic failure a two-term proposition! \[cheers and applause/] you know lately the president has been trying out sports comparisons. he compares the fourth year of his term to the fourth quarter of a basketball game. you can expect more of this. because if there is one thing the man can do, it's talk a good game. [laughter] the only problem is, the clock is running out, and he still hasn't put any points on the board. \[applause/] his whole case these days is basically asking us to forget what he promised us four years ag
it is the classic barack obama strawman. if anyone dares point out the facts of his record, why they are being negative and pessimistic about the country. the new straw man is people hoping for the decline of america. you know, it is pretty sad, but this is the closest president obama can come these days to sounding positive himself. but we have to face up to all that has gone wrong these past four years so that the next four years can be better. \[applause/] ladies and gentlemen, we cannot...
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against obamas and joe biden -- there is no -- and ryan together against obama and biden -- there is no comparison. >> my whole family will be voting for mr. romney. and mr. ryan. >> join the conversation every morning on washington journal. every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c- span. >> tomorrow, we will take a look ahead at the democratic convention in charlotte, north carolina. our first guest is a chief political reporter. he will preview the convention and talk about north carolina's politics. it will be followed by a look at north carolina as a battleground state. in 2008, obama was the first democrat to win the state since 1986. our final guest tomorrow will discuss gay and lesbian issues in the 2012 election. north carolina voters approved by 67% a prohibition on gay marriage in the state constitution. we will be talking about a delegate for the state. it is all on "washington journal tomorrow morning at 7:00 -- it is all on "washington journal" tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.. let's take a look at some phone calls on washington journal. host: with the headline after the party is ov
against obamas and joe biden -- there is no -- and ryan together against obama and biden -- there is no comparison. >> my whole family will be voting for mr. romney. and mr. ryan. >> join the conversation every morning on washington journal. every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c- span. >> tomorrow, we will take a look ahead at the democratic convention in charlotte, north carolina. our first guest is a chief political reporter. he will preview the convention and talk about north...
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what we,elling you barack obama and joe biden, are against them agree have done. the just attack everything. folks, the truth of the matter is, no where is it more clear what they would do that and medicare. i will give you a few specific examples to make a larger point. number 1 -- they have laid out clearly, they say, that what barack obama and joe biden did is they in danger of medicare and stole money from medicare. you hear it in everything they say. nothing can be further from the truth. everyone of you in this room on medicare or knows someone who is on medicare knows that since barack obama acted, your parents have than those of you on medicare have more benefits than before. [applause] any of you on medicare know that if you have hit the doughnut hole, you are saving $800 per year more than you would have had barack obama not acted. you can now go in for wellness visit, the visit you think you need. you don't have to pay any copiague. co-pay for colonoscopy is our mammograms. [applause] this is just a bold faced misrepresentation. i don't know how they ca
what we,elling you barack obama and joe biden, are against them agree have done. the just attack everything. folks, the truth of the matter is, no where is it more clear what they would do that and medicare. i will give you a few specific examples to make a larger point. number 1 -- they have laid out clearly, they say, that what barack obama and joe biden did is they in danger of medicare and stole money from medicare. you hear it in everything they say. nothing can be further from the truth....